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Linguistic ideology and the ‘correct’ use of language in Camilo Ortúzar’s Diccionario manual de locuciones viciosas (1893)
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
The present study describes the beliefs and attitudes which undergird the Chilean priest Camilo Ortuzar's notions of correct and incorrect language use in his Diccionario manual de locuciones viciosos (1893), and how those ...
Academic language and the quality of written arguments and explanations of Chilean 8th graders
(Springer, 2018)
Writing is a task that entails high cognitive and linguistic efforts, especially when producing academic texts. Academic language might be one of the factors influencing the quality of written texts, given that prior ...
Family aggregation of language impairment in an isolated chilean population from Robinson Crusoe island
(Wiley, 2018-06)
BackgroundIt has been reported that the inhabitants of the Chilean Robinson Crusoe Island have an increased frequency of specific language impairment (SLI) or developmental language disorder (DLD).
AimsTo explore the ...
Addressing the Problem of Negative Lexical Transfer Errors in Chilean University Students
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Humanas - Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras - Grupo de Investigación PROFILE, 2018-01-01)
Studies of second language learning have revealed a connection between first language transfer and errors in second language production. This paper describes an action research study carried out among Chilean university ...
Candidate gene variant effects on language disorders in Robinson Crusoe Island
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2019)
Background: Robinson Crusoe Island is a geographically and socially isolated settlement located over 600 km west of the Port of Valparíso, Chile. An unusually high incidence (30%) of the Chilean equivalent of developmental ...
Strategies used by Successful English Learners in a Chilean University
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Humanas - Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras, 2013-01-01)
The objective of this study was to explore the language learning strategies most frequently used by successful English language learners at a Chilean University. 185 undergraduate students answered a questionnaire out total ...
Content validity and reliability of test of gross motor development in Chilean children
(Faculdade Saude Publica da USR, 2015)
OBJECTIVE: To validate a Spanish version of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2) for the Chilean population.
METHODS: Descriptive, transversal, non-experimental validity and reliability study. Four translators, ...
The effects of reading and language intervention on literacy skills in children in a remote community: An exploratory randomized controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2020)
This study explored the effects of a 27-week reading and language intervention, for low-income children living in a remote Chilean community, using a randomized controlled trial. At the end of the intervention, children ...
“Zig-Zag paper city”: Chilenizing the North border: ARICA 1910-1930 “Ciudad de papel zig-zag”: Chilenizando la frontera norte: ARICA 1910-1930
(Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades, Departamento de Literatura, 2019)
The article analyzes the speech of the Zig-Zag magazine in relation to the city of Arica, as a collaborator in a propaganda policy of Chileanization, in the context in which Peru and Chile must prepare for the Treaty that ...
Validation of the Spanish-language version of the Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire in Chilean women
(Springer, 2015)
The Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QOL) questionnaire is a specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instrument to assess the impact of POP on women. It has been validated in English-speaking women and to date has been ...